www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Sentinelhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/sentinel/?utm_medium=RSSwww.washingtontimes.com Topics: Sentinelen-usThu, 06 Aug 2015 15:33:38 -0400Lesbian couple torched own home in hate crime hoaxhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/6/lesbian-couple-torched-own-home-in-hate-crime-hoax/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A lesbian couple burned down their Tennessee home and then tried to cover it up as a hate crime in an effort to collect a $276,000 insurance pay out, a federal jury has concluded.</p> <p>A jury in U.S. District Court on Monday ruled in favor of American National Property and ...Jessica ChasmarThu, 06 Aug 2015 15:33:38 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/6/lesbian-couple-torched-own-home-in-hate-crime-hoax/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSSeaWorld retaliates against ex-trainer John Hargrove, releases video of him using racial slurhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/31/seaworld-retaliates-against-ex-trainer-john-hargro/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>SeaWorld has reportedly released a video of author John Hargrove drinking and repeating a racial slur one week after the former SeaWorld trainer published a book criticizing the company.</p> <p>SeaWorld spokesman Fred Jacobs said they received the video of Mr. Hargrove over the weekend "from an internal whistleblower," the Orlando ...Jessica ChasmarTue, 31 Mar 2015 17:03:45 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/31/seaworld-retaliates-against-ex-trainer-john-hargro/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFamed stage designer inherits art collectionhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/16/famed-stage-designer-inherits-art-collection/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - Milton Duke, of Hot Springs, has inherited a unique collection of art from the estate of Robert J. Brummer, formerly of Hot Springs, who died in March at Noel, Missouri.</p> <p>Brummer's work is described as contemporary folk art that reflects the past.</p> <p>"Robert left all ...ALISON B. HARBOURSun, 16 Nov 2014 02:00:00 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/16/famed-stage-designer-inherits-art-collection/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSWoman returns old Seney school bell to Iowahttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/3/woman-returns-old-seney-school-bell-to-iowa/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>LE MARS, Iowa (AP) - A Mississippi woman has returned an old bell from the long-closed Seney school to the Plymouth County Historical Museum, decades after she bought it for $8.50.</p> <p>The Le Mars Daily Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1x24dTJ ) reports Sarah and Larry Voas brought the bell to the museum in ...Mon, 03 Nov 2014 12:54:24 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/3/woman-returns-old-seney-school-bell-to-iowa/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSLeasing program brings business to Bathhouse Rowhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/5/leasing-program-brings-business-to-bathhouse-row/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - All but the Maurice and Hale bath houses are currently occupied, and business on Bathhouse Row is thriving, according to Hot Springs National Park Superintendent Josie Fernandez.</p> <p>"The leasing program is very different from the concession program," she said. "Instead of saying 'Here's this tower ...BETH BRIGHTSun, 05 Oct 2014 02:00:00 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/5/leasing-program-brings-business-to-bathhouse-row/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSNational laboratory cancels 'Southern Accent Reduction' classes after outcryhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/30/national-laboratory-cancels-southern-accent-reduct/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee has decided it's OK after all for scientists to speak with a Southern drawl, canceling its plans for a six-week course in "Southern Accent Reduction" after staff members deemed it offensive.</p> <p>The negative response was swift after the laboratory's human resources department distributed ...Jessica ChasmarWed, 30 Jul 2014 10:40:51 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/30/national-laboratory-cancels-southern-accent-reduct/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS60 years after medal is lost, veteran gets new onehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/25/60-years-after-medal-is-lost-veteran-gets-new-one/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - A World War II Navy veteran has been presented with a new Victory Medal after his original one was lost six decades ago.</p> <p> The Hot Springs Sentinel-Records reports (http://bit.ly/1mb54Le ) that 89-year-old Thomas "Jason" Hignight lost his medal at a dry cleaners a ...Sun, 25 May 2014 12:01:24 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/25/60-years-after-medal-is-lost-veteran-gets-new-one/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSVienna seeks to buy old Johns Manville plant sitehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/20/vienna-seeks-to-buy-old-johns-manville-plant-site/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> VIENNA, W.Va. (AP) - The city of Vienna is seeking to buy a former manufacturing plant.</p> <p> The former Johns Manville plant closed in 2006. Huntington-based Eaves Recycling has been in charge of recycling and scrapping at the site.</p> <p> The Parkersburg News and Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1o1zeoP ) reports that ...Tue, 20 May 2014 07:37:03 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/20/vienna-seeks-to-buy-old-johns-manville-plant-site/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSWinners announced in '13 OAPME newspaper contesthttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/18/winners-announced-in-13-oapme-newspaper-contest/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - DIVISION II, newspapers with a daily circulation of 8,000 to 12,999</p> <p> General Excellence: 1, Ashland Times-Gazette; 1, The Medina Gazette (tie); 2, Zanesville Times Recorder; 3, The Marietta Times.</p> <p> Best Headline Writer: 1, Jim Bartholow, The Marietta Times; 2, Michael Buettner, Ashland Times-Gazette; ...Sun, 18 May 2014 15:37:01 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/18/winners-announced-in-13-oapme-newspaper-contest/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS30 Le Mars building owners commit to preservationhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/26/30-le-mars-building-owners-commit-to-preservation/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> LE MARS, Iowa (AP) - Thirty downtown building owners in Le Mars have committed to the historic preservation project that will restore their buildings' exteriors - even though doing so will subject them to federal property restrictions.</p> <p> The $1 million project is being financed in part through a ...Sat, 26 Apr 2014 19:24:44 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/26/30-le-mars-building-owners-commit-to-preservation/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSIowa town hopes to renew ambulance servicehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/19/iowa-town-hopes-to-renew-ambulance-service/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> OYENS, Iowa (AP) - A new surge of volunteers has raised hope that the northwest Iowa town of Oyens can soon revive its ambulance service, which was discontinued in February because of a lack of crew members.</p> <p> Former ambulance director Dan Cronin has been working to recruit new ...Sat, 19 Apr 2014 18:29:26 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/19/iowa-town-hopes-to-renew-ambulance-service/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSHenderson State to open Hot Springs centerhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/17/henderson-state-to-open-hot-springs-center/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - Pending state approval, Hot Springs will soon have its first four-year university presence this fall when Henderson State University opens an education center in partnership with a local community college.</p> <p> The Arkadelphia school is partnering with National Park Community College for the new ...Thu, 17 Apr 2014 11:11:34 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/17/henderson-state-to-open-hot-springs-center/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSPrairie Sun Foods buys corn oil plant in Merrillhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/15/prairie-sun-foods-buys-corn-oil-plant-in-merrill/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> MERRILL, Iowa (AP) - A company has purchased a former corn oil plant in northwest Iowa with the intention of starting it up again.</p> <p> The Le Mars Daily Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/1m66RVB ) Prairie Sun Foods LLC purchased the former Plymouth Oil plant Tuesday for $3 million. The sale ...Tue, 15 Apr 2014 18:35:34 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/15/prairie-sun-foods-buys-corn-oil-plant-in-merrill/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSDonor gives $2.2 million for park centershttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/12/donor-gives-22-million-for-park-centers/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has received one of its largest cash donations ever, a $2.2 million gift from an anonymous donor.</p> <p> The money will be used to pay off an existing construction loan that funded the Oconaluftee Visitor Center. The center near ...Sat, 12 Apr 2014 16:26:40 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/12/donor-gives-22-million-for-park-centers/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSHot Springs Housing Authority raided by fed agentshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/26/hot-springs-housing-authority-raided-by-fed-agents/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - The administrative offices of the Hot Springs Housing Authority have been raided by federal agents with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Inspector General.</p> <p> The Sentinel-Record reports (http://bit.ly/1gBpLRB ) that agents could be seen searching different offices, removing boxes ...Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:29:28 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/26/hot-springs-housing-authority-raided-by-fed-agents/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFormer Colorado state legislator runs for Congresshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/25/former-colorado-state-legislator-runs-for-congress/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - A former state legislator from Pueblo has announced he will run for the 3rd Congressional District seat now held by Republican Scott Tipton of Cortez.</p> <p> The Daily Sentinel (https://tinyurl.com/lf68lrq ) reported Tuesday that Abel Tapia, who served in the state House and Senate ...Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:33:05 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/25/former-colorado-state-legislator-runs-for-congress/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSHouse issues subpoena for gun sting operation documentshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/20/house-issues-subpoena-gun-sting-operation-document/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Saying they've been stonewalled for a year, the House's top investigator sent a subpoena Thursday demanding the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives turn over documents on a storefront sting operation that went badly awry.</p> <p>In one instance a Milwaukee storefront operation had $35,000 in merchandise stolen from ATF ...Stephen DinanThu, 20 Mar 2014 12:45:00 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/20/house-issues-subpoena-gun-sting-operation-document/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFitchburg man gets probation for road-rage deathhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/14/fitchburg-man-gets-probation-for-road-rage-death/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - A Fitchburg man who punched a pedestrian who complained he was driving too fast in 2012, a blow that led to the man's death, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.</p> <p> The Sentinel & Enterprise (http://bit.ly/1m3n6SU ) reports that Glenn Lowell Sr. was sentenced to five ...Fri, 14 Mar 2014 08:56:15 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/14/fitchburg-man-gets-probation-for-road-rage-death/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFitchburg selects new police chiefhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/11/fitchburg-selects-new-police-chief/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> FITCHBURG, Mass. (AP) - Fitchburg's mayor has selected a candidate with federal law enforcement experience to be the city's new police chief.</p> <p> Mayor Lisa Wong announced Monday that Scott Heagney will succeed outgoing Chief Robert DeMoura, pending city council approval.</p> <p> Heagney is currently resident agent-in-charge of the ...Tue, 11 Mar 2014 08:59:50 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/11/fitchburg-selects-new-police-chief/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSUniversity in NW Ohio leases airport facilitieshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/1/university-in-nw-ohio-leases-airport-facilities/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) - Bowling Green State University in northwestern Ohio will lease its airport facilities to a Minnesota company that will offer flight training to students.</p> <p> North Star Aviation plans to build a new hangar and classroom space along with providing flight instruction.</p> <p> The Sentinel-Tribune ...Sat, 01 Mar 2014 09:36:12 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/1/university-in-nw-ohio-leases-airport-facilities/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS